Watercolor Painting For Beginners by Wilson Alex

Author:Wilson, Alex
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2021-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

INTREPID n Watercolor on 300-lb (640gsm) cold-press Arches n 15" × 11" (38cm × 28cm)

n Collection: Dr. Arnold and Denise Sommerfeld, Halifax

5.4 PAINTING GLITTER IF YOU LOOK TOWARD the direction of the sun, or moon, or any intense light source over water that is not relatively calm, you will see what is known as glitter, or sparkle as some call it. The water is not as rough as in the demonstration in Section 5.3, but it is not calm either. In chapter 4, rippled water acted like a rippled mirror. But if the water is rougher, then the mirror breaks into millions of little pieces. However, the mirrors are oriented randomly, not the orderly fashion of the rippled mirror. So some of these little mirrors will reflect the high sky, or nearby trees, or whatever else is in front of us. But some of these little mirrors will reflect the light source, such as the sun or moon, directly into our eyes. Not only are the little mirrors randomly positioned, but they don’t remain stationary so that at a given point in the water, at one instant the light source will be reflected directly into our eyes, and at the next instant something else darker in value will reflect into our eyes. Since the “something else” isn’t as bright as the sun (or moon), a sparkle or “glitter” results in the water between the viewer and the light source. Each point in the water constantly alternates between bright and dull as the water surface continuously moves. This glitter can extend all the way from the horizon, right to our feet, providing the water is agitated by a breeze over that distance. Or, the glitter may only appear in sections of the water between the light source and the viewer. It all depends on what the wind is doing in those areas.

The photo here shows glitter on the ocean. The sun is just off to the left-hand side of the photo. If this were a video, we would see the water dancing with sparkles as the tiny “mirrors” keep changing orientation. Notice how dark and almost devoid of any color the land masses are. This must be kept in mind when painting a glitter seascape. In fact, any objects, such as land masses, boats, buildings, etc., between the viewer and the light source will appear very dark and almost colorless when looking towards the sun. The other thing to note is that there are no reflections of the land masses. The water isn’t calm enough for reflections.

To paint glitter, watercolor paper with a strong textured surface is essential. In other words, rough paper lends itself very nicely to rendering glitter. The

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